Neil FLEMING Obituary

Faye and family, our love to you at this time. Neil was a very special, gifted, and dedicated community man.

Our sympathies to dear Faye and Neil's large family and friends.
New Zealanders reminded me of the essential importance of family and relatives.
In the early 1990's I surveyed several hundred educational developers from around the world and received 331 completed quetionnaires in my office in Halifax, Canada. Only one reply came with a letter...from a Mr. Neil Fleming of Christchurch. Of course the letter congratulated me for my initiative...and informed me as to how I could improve my research! That would be Neil!
Months later we discovered we were cousins, both descendents of the Flemings of Faskine Farm in Scotland. (My mother was Marion Fleming.)
Twenty-five years of joyous visits with Neil and Faye involved my brother Barry, his wife Judy, my late brother Ian and his wife Carole. We all became very close to Neil and to Faye.
Neil and Faye have a particular way with children and our Adam, William, and Marianne loved it when they visited with us in five different locations over the years. Our children have always admired how Neil and Faye truly engage with the youngest through to the oldest people in a room.
To Neil, cousin, I say bravo for living life to the fullest and touching so many lives on a personal as well as a professional level. To Faye, our deepest sympathies to a very dear and lovely woman who has a special place in our hearts.
Alan, Marie-Jeanne, Adam, William, Marianne

Such a great team loss (that putting it lightly) in words for family, a wonderful husband to you Faye and dear Cousin... will miss those chats....great memories....our thought are with you over these sad times..

Dear Faye & Family. We are saddened to hear the news about Neil. Our thoughts & prayers are with you during this difficult time. We have such fond memories of our trip to New Zealand and your many trips to Canada. Neil was one of a kind, a true gentleman, thoughtful, funny & cleaver
He will be missed.

A true humanist, caring and generous. His contribution to education was immense, developing the art of teaching to a point seldom seen.
Wednesday lunches will never be the same without my best mate and confident.

Dear Faye - my deepest condolences on Neil's passing - and what a life. It was one of the great privileges to have meet and worked with Neil 2002 - 2012 in introducing learning preferences and VARK into the world of high performance sport. In collaboration with Graeme Robson, the book 'we' wrote (to be fair Neil did most of the writing - we added the sports bits!) had an impact in HP sport around the world. Neil was a wonderful person to work with - optimistic, energetic and creative and we spent a number of enjoyable times on the road around NZ sharing with NZ Coaches in the HP sports system. An educational and learning leader ahead of his time. Thank you Neil for what you shared.....

Many memories of Neil as I worked with him in Education Christchurch. My thoughts are with Faye and the family.